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'''Rotary International''' is an international service organization based in [Evanston, Illinois](/source/Evanston%2C_Illinois), US. Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians."
This is a list of notable current and former active and honorary members of [Rotary International](/source/Rotary_International) clubs:

==A==
*[Thomas Burton Adams, Jr.](/source/Thomas_Burton_Adams%2C_Jr.), Lieutenant Governor of [Florida](/source/Florida) (1971–75)
*[Filip Albrecht](/source/Filip_Albrecht), Czech-German lyricist, manager, film producer and writer, Rotary Club Prague International, Czech Republic
*[Clinton Presba Anderson](/source/Clinton_Presba_Anderson), US Secretary of Agriculture and Senator from [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico), former Rotary president
*[Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia](/source/Prince_Andrew_of_Yugoslavia), youngest child of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 U.S. Residents Make It on List of British 'Royal 100' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-11-vw-42233-story.html |website=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=11 February 1988 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref>
*[Neil Armstrong](/source/Neil_Armstrong), First astronaut to walk on the Moon, Rotary Club of [Wapakoneta, OH](/source/Wapakoneta%2C_OH)
*[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson](/source/%C3%81sgeir_%C3%81sgeirsson), President of [Iceland](/source/Iceland), Rotary Club of [Reykjavík](/source/Reykjav%C3%ADk)<ref name="rghfhome.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/history/famous/index.htm|title=Famous Rotarians|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309162638/https://rghfhome.org/first100/history/famous/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[Prince Axel of Denmark](/source/Prince_Axel_of_Denmark), Prince of [Denmark](/source/Denmark) and businessman, Rotary Club of Copenhagen<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rotaractorwiki.org/wiki/Famous_Rotarians|title=Famous Rotarians – Rotaract Wiki|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513223607/http://www.rotaractorwiki.org/wiki/Famous_Rotarians|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==B==
*[Kalyan Banerjee](/source/Kalyan_Banerjee_(Rotary_International)), chemical engineer, former Rotary International President
*[Françoise Barré-Sinoussi](/source/Fran%C3%A7oise_Barr%C3%A9-Sinoussi), isolated the aids virus at the Pasteur Institute, Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of [La Rochelle-Aunis, France](/source/La_Rochelle-Aunis%2C_France)
*[Edvard Beneš](/source/Edvard_Bene%C5%A1), President of Czechoslovakia, Rotary Club of Prague, Czechoslovakia
*[David M. Bennett](/source/David_M._Bennett), Co-founder of Mollie Stone's Markets
*[Friedrich Bergius](/source/Friedrich_Bergius), PhD, [Nobel Prize for Chemistry](/source/Nobel_Prize_for_Chemistry), invented method synthetic fuel from coal, 
*[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld](/source/Prince_Bernhard_of_Lippe-Biesterfeld), Prince of the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), Rotary Club of Amsterdam, Netherlands<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Clarence Birdseye](/source/Clarence_Birdseye), II, invented method for fast freezing food, Rotary Club of [Gloucester, MA](/source/Gloucester%2C_MA)
*[William Jennings Bryan](/source/William_Jennings_Bryan), US House of Representatives 1891–95, US Secretary of State 1913–15, US Presidential candidate, Rotary Club of [Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)
*[Richard E. Byrd](/source/Richard_E._Byrd) Rear Admiral USN, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient, North and South Pole explorer, Rotary Club of [Winchester, VA](/source/Winchester%2C_VA)<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>

==C==
*[Carlos Canseco](/source/Carlos_Canseco), physician and philanthropist, [Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor](/source/Belisario_Dom%C3%ADnguez_Medal_of_Honor) laureate, former RI President
*[Charles III](/source/Charles_III), Charles Philip Arthur George, Honorary member of Rotary Club of Banchory-Ternan,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rotary Club of Banchory-Ternan - welcome. |url=https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=12 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=www.rotary-ribi.org}}</ref> Scotland, UK since 15 September 1992, King Charles III
*[Jean-Claude Chermann](/source/Jean-Claude_Chermann), isolated the aids virus at the Pasteur Institute, Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of La Rochelle-Aunis D1690, France
*[Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill) Sir, Prime Minister England, Rotary Club of London<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Arthur Compton](/source/Arthur_Compton), [Nobel Prize for Physics](/source/Nobel_Prize_for_Physics) for the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation, Rotary Club of [St Louis, Missouri](/source/St_Louis%2C_Missouri)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Guy Crescent](/source/Guy_Crescent), businessman, Rotary Club of Paris
*[J. Howard Crocker](/source/J._Howard_Crocker), Canadian educator and sports executive for the [YMCA](/source/YMCA) and [Amateur Athletic Union of Canada](/source/Amateur_Athletic_Union_of_Canada)<ref>{{cite news|title=Have Rotary Club Started In City Full of Promise|date=March 19, 1921|newspaper=[The Brandon Daily Sun](/source/The_Brandon_Sun)|location=Brandon, Manitoba|page=2|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-19-1921-3784285/}}</ref>

==D==
*[Walt Disney](/source/Walt_Disney), Animation filmmaker, Honorary member Rotary Club of [Palm Springs, CA](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_CA)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>

==E==
*[Thomas Edison](/source/Thomas_Edison), Inventor and businessman, Honorary member Rotary Club of [Orange, New Jersey](/source/Orange%2C_New_Jersey)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Richard L. Evans](/source/Richard_L._Evans), Mormon apostle and radio presenter ([Music and the Spoken Word](/source/Music_and_the_Spoken_Word)), former RI president

==F==
*[Cyrus Fees](/source/Cyrus_Fees), Host of [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship](/source/Bare_Knuckle_Fighting_Championship), former ring announcer for [Ultimate Fighting Championship](/source/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship), Rotary Club of Johnson City, TN.
*[Dianne Feinstein](/source/Dianne_Feinstein), US Senator from California, Rotary Club of San Francisco, CA<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Doug Ford](/source/Doug_Ford), Premier of Ontario, Canada.  
*[Gerald R. Ford](/source/Gerald_R._Ford), US President, Rotary Club of [Grand Rapids, MI](/source/Grand_Rapids%2C_MI)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Suleiman Frangieh](/source/Suleiman_Frangieh), President of Lebanon 1969–75, founded the Rotary Club of Tripoli, Lebanon 1950
*[Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis), Head of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church), Bishop of Rome<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlotterotary.org/400famousrotarians.html|title=Charlotte Rotary - 400 Famous Rotarians}}</ref>

==G==
*[W. B. George](/source/W._B._George) (1899–1972), Governor of District 250 of Rotary International for 1956–57, president of the [Kemptville](/source/Kemptville) Rotary Club and the [Canadian Amateur Hockey Association](/source/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association)<ref>{{cite news|title=Forks Rotary Will Welcome Dist. Gov. George August 2nd|date=July 26, 1956|newspaper=Au Sable Forks Adirondack Record Elizabethtown Post|location=Au Sable Forks, New York|page=1|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jul-26-1956-2164784/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rotary Club Will Greet District Governor Here|date=September 16, 1956|newspaper=Ogdensburg Advance News|location=Ogdensburg, New York|page=16 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-sep-16-1956-2168314/}}</ref>
*[W. R. Granger](/source/W._R._Granger) (1873–1925), Rotary Club of Montreal member, businessman and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president<ref>{{cite news|title=W. R. Granger Died Here Early Today|date=April 24, 1925|newspaper=[Montreal Star](/source/Montreal_Star)|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-granger-1925/137526844/}}</ref>
*Sir [Nigel Gresley](/source/Nigel_Gresley), Locomotive designer and engineer, founder of Rotary Club of Doncaster, Britain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/history/famous/gresley.htm#.V-gqt_ArKCg|title=Sir Nigel Gresley|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
*[Doug Grimston](/source/Doug_Grimston) (1900–1955), president of the [New Westminster](/source/New_Westminster) Rotary Club and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association<ref>{{cite news|title=CAHA Official Doug Grimston Passes at 55|date=September 15, 1955|newspaper=Lethbridge Herald|location=Lethbridge, Alberta|page=7|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-sep-15-1955-1002204/}}; {{cite news|title=Hockey Official Dies In Hospital|date=September 15, 1955|newspaper=Medicine Hat News|location=Medicine Hat, Alberta|page=4 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-sep-15-1955-2112086/}}</ref>
*[Edgar Guest](/source/Edgar_Guest), American poet, Contributor to the Rotarian magazine, Rotary Club of [Detroit, MI](/source/Detroit%2C_MI)
*[Elbert Guillory](/source/Elbert_Guillory), Louisiana politician

==H==
*[Joyce Hall](/source/Joyce_Hall), Founder of Hallmark Cards, Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Warren G. Harding](/source/Warren_G._Harding), US President. Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Paul P. Harris](/source/Paul_P._Harris), founder of Rotary International, first RI President 1910–12, Rotary Club of Chicago, IL
*[Mark Hatfield](/source/Mark_Hatfield), Governor, Secretary of State, Representative, Senator in [Oregon](/source/Oregon), Rotary Club of Eugene, OR
*[Luther H. Hodges](/source/Luther_H._Hodges), US Secretary of Commerce and Governor of [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), RI President 1967–68<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Thomas Frederick Hope](/source/Thomas_Frederick_Hope), General Manager and Chief Engineer of the Guma Valley Company

==I==
*[James Innes](/source/James_Innes_(author)), British entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Rotary Club of London, England

==J==
*[Sheik-Umarr Mikailu Jah](/source/Sheik-Umarr_Mikailu_Jah), Former [Minister of Health](/source/Minister_of_Health) of Sierra Leone, and founder of Rotary Club [Bo, Sierra Leone](/source/Bo%2C_Sierra_Leone)
*[John Jakes](/source/John_Jakes) pen name Jay Scotland, author of "North and South Trilogy"
*[Edmund Jones](/source/Edmund_Jones), Pennsylvania State Representative, 70+ year member of Rotary Clubs of [Chester, Pennsylvania](/source/Chester%2C_Pennsylvania) and [Swarthmore, Pennsylvania](/source/Swarthmore%2C_Pennsylvania)

==K==
*[Duke Kahanamoku](/source/Duke_Kahanamoku), US Olympic gold medalist, called "Father of Surfing", Rotary Club of [Honolulu, HI](/source/Honolulu%2C_HI)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[John F. Kennedy](/source/John_F._Kennedy), US President, Rotary Club of Hyannis, Massachusetts<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Shoaib Sultan Khan](/source/Shoaib_Sultan_Khan), pioneer of Rural Development in South Asia
*[Spencer W. Kimball](/source/Spencer_W._Kimball), former president of [the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints)
*Sir [Harry Lauder](/source/Harry_Lauder) born Henry, vaudeville comedian, Rotary Club of [Glasgow, Scotland](/source/Glasgow%2C_Scotland)

==L==
*[Jack Guy Lafontant](/source/Jack_Guy_Lafontant), Prime Minister of [Haiti](/source/Haiti), current President of the Rotary Club of [Petion-Ville](/source/Petion-Ville), [Haiti](/source/Haiti)
*[Franz Lehár](/source/Franz_Leh%C3%A1r), Operetta composer, tried to prevent murder of Fritz Löhner-Beda in Auschwitz-III prison camp, Rotary Club of Vienna, Austria
*Dr. [Fritz Löhner-Beda](/source/Fritz_L%C3%B6hner-Beda), librettist, lyricist, writer, Nazi concentration camp prisoner—died in Monowitz, Auschwitz-III, lawyer, wrote [https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/library/music/rotaryhymne.htm#.V-gcGPArKCh Rotary Hymne], Rotary Club of Vienna, Austria
*Dr. [https://www.rotaryphilippines.com/2020/07/14/rcsps-president-guia-lopez-de-leon-pours-her-heart-out-for-the-clubs-eye-care-for-you-project/ Guia Lopez de Leon], known also for her [https://www.rotaryphilippines.com/2020/05/20/nightingale-project-rotarian-honors-frontliners-hard-work-through-food-aid/ Nightingale Project], is the Transforming President of the Rotary Club of San Pedro South, Laguna, Philippines
*[Richard Lugar](/source/Richard_Lugar), US Senator from [Indiana](/source/Indiana), at age 25 joined Rotary Club of [Indianapolis, IN](/source/Indianapolis%2C_IN)

==M==
*[Malala Yousafzai](/source/Malala_Yousafzai), Pakistani women's education advocate spokesperson for the [Malala Fund](/source/Malala_Fund), Rotary, Swat, Pakistan<ref>[https://www.rotary.org/en/malala-one-us Rotary International Magazine: January 14th, 2014: Mala is one of us]</ref>
*[Thomas Mann](/source/Thomas_Mann), German Novelist Nobel Prize in Literature 1929, The Rotary Club of Munich, Germany<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Guglielmo Marconi](/source/Guglielmo_Marconi), Inventor of the viable wireless radio, Rotary Club of Bologna, Italy<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Jan Masaryk](/source/Jan_Masaryk), Foreign minister of [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia) from 1940–48
*[Dr. Charles H. Mayo](/source/Dr._Charles_H._Mayo), co-founder of the [Mayo Clinic](/source/Mayo_Clinic), Rotary Club of [Rochester, Minnesota](/source/Rochester%2C_Minnesota)<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Kōnosuke Matsushita](/source/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita), founded Matsushita Electric Company Panasonic, Rotary Club of Osaka, Japan
*[Connie Mack](/source/Connie_Mack), nee Cornelius McGillicuddy, American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner, five times World Series Winner
*[George S. Messersmith](/source/George_S._Messersmith), US Diplomat in Germany, Austria, Cuba, Mexico, and Argentina
*[Arch A. Moore, Jr.](/source/Arch_A._Moore%2C_Jr.), [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia) governor
*[Lorraine H. Morton](/source/Lorraine_H._Morton), first African-American and long serving mayor of [Evanston, Illinois](/source/Evanston%2C_Illinois)
*[Wayne Morse](/source/Wayne_Morse), US Senator Oregon, 1945–69, Rotary Club of [Eugene, OR](/source/Eugene%2C_OR)

==N==
*[Lennart Nilsson](/source/Lennart_Nilsson), Swedish photojournalist, Emmy winner, Rotary Club of Stockholm, Sweden

==O==
*[Judith O'Fallon](/source/Judith_O'Fallon), American [statistician](/source/statistician)

==P==
*[Manny Pacquiao](/source/Manny_Pacquiao) (Emmanuel Dapidaran Pacquiao), world boxing champion, Philippine senator, Rotary Club of Manila, Philippines<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Norman Vincent Peale](/source/Norman_Vincent_Peale), author of ''[The Power of Positive Thinking](/source/The_Power_of_Positive_Thinking)'', minister, motivational speaker, RI Public Relations Committee, Rotary Club of New York, NY
*[James Cash Penney](/source/James_Cash_Penney), founder of the J.C. Penney's department stores, Rotary Club of New York, NY<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Emilio Pucci](/source/Emilio_Pucci), fashion designer and politician, Rotary Club of Florence, Italy<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Roberto Pontremoli](/source/Roberto_Pontremoli), the founder of the Rotary Club International of [Milan](/source/Milan), is an important italian insurer.

==R==
* Sir [Clem Renouf](/source/Clem_Renouf), Australian accountant, Rotary Club of [Nambour, Queensland](/source/Nambour%2C_Queensland); President, Rotary International 1978-79
*[Giuseppe Resnati](/source/Giuseppe_Resnati), Italian chemist, founded the Rotary Club of [Morimondo Abbazia](/source/Morimondo_Abbey), [Italy](/source/Italy)
*[Frank Richman](/source/Frank_Richman), Justice of the [Indiana Supreme Court](/source/Indiana_Supreme_Court), [Nuremberg trials](/source/Nuremberg_trials) judge, charter member and President of the Rotary Club of [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Indiana), IN
*[James Whitcomb Riley](/source/James_Whitcomb_Riley), pen names: Benjamin P. Johnson of Boone, Jay Whit, Uncle Sidney, US poet, Rotary Club of Indianapolis, IN
*[Sigmund Romberg](/source/Sigmund_Romberg), Opera composer, Rotary Club of New York, NY
*[Carlos P. Romulo](/source/Carlos_P._Romulo), Philippine Brigadier General WWII, Ambassador of the [Philippines](/source/Philippines) to the US, President of the 4th session of the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) 1949 and permanent member, Director of RI<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt), US President, Rotary Club of Albany, NY<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[James Roosevelt](/source/James_Roosevelt), son of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Secretary to the President, US House of Representatives for [California](/source/California)
*[Jack Roxburgh](/source/Jack_Roxburgh), politician, farmer and president of the [Canadian Amateur Hockey Association](/source/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association)<ref>{{cite news|title=Roxy dies from injuries (continued from page 1)|date=February 28, 1975|newspaper=Simcoe Reformer|location=Simcoe, Ontario|page=12}}</ref>

==S==
*[Charles "Chic" Sale](/source/Charles_%22Chic%22_Sale), actor: vaudeville, stage, screen, Rotary Club of Scarsdale, NY
*Joseph James "Jay" Salvador, President of Rotary Club of Central Tarlac (RY 2024-2025) of District 3790
*[Frank Sandercock](/source/Frank_Sandercock) (1887–1942), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association<ref>{{cite news|title=Activities Of Rotary Community Service Committee Reviewed|date=November 17, 1938|newspaper=Drumheller Mail|location=Drumheller, Alberta|page=1 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-nov-17-1938-1781072/}}{{free access}}</ref>
*[Harland Sanders](/source/Colonel_Sanders) aka Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, founding member of Rotary Club of [Jeffersonville, IN](/source/Jeffersonville%2C_IN) in 1919, then the Rotary Club of Corbin, Kentucky, then Rotary Club of [Shelbyville, Kentucky](/source/Shelbyville%2C_Kentucky) until his death in 1980<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Ian Scott](/source/Ian_Scott_(founder_of_Australian_Rotary_Health)), founder of Australian Rotary Health
*[Harry Gordon Selfridge](/source/Harry_Gordon_Selfridge), American retail magnate founded London-based department store Selfridges, Rotary Club of London, England
*[Jean Sibelius](/source/Jean_Sibelius), Composer, Rotary Club of Helsinki-Helsingfors, Finland<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[Giacomo Simoncini](/source/Giacomo_Simoncini), Sammarinese  Sammarinese sports executive and politician, President of Rotaract Club of San Marino
*[Tris Speaker](/source/Tris_Speaker), nee Tristram E. Speaker, US baseball player and manager, 3x World Series Champ, MVP
*[Sigmund Sternberg](/source/Sigmund_Sternberg), directory of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism, Rotary Club of London<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Sir Sigmund Sternberg |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/obituary-sir-sigmund-sternberg-1.54196 |access-date=15 December 2021 |work=Jewish Chronicle |date=25 November 2016}}</ref>
*[Adlai Stevenson](/source/Adlai_Stevenson_II), former US Ambassador to the UN and former governor of [Illinois](/source/Illinois), Rotary Club of [Springfield, IL](/source/Springfield%2C_IL)<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/><ref name="rghfhome.org"/>

==T==
*[Sakuji Tanaka](/source/Sakuji_Tanaka), President of [Rotary International](/source/Rotary_International) 2012–13, Businessperson and Foundations, Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/presidents/2012tanaka/bio.htm#.V-f_wPArKCg|title=2012–13 President's Bio|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
*[J. Millard Tawes](/source/J._Millard_Tawes) John, State Treasurer, Comptroller, and Governor of [Maryland](/source/Maryland), Rotary Club of [Crisfield, MD](/source/Crisfield%2C_MD)
*[Herbert J. Taylor](/source/Herbert_J._Taylor), businessperson, civic leader and member of several Christian fraternities, RI President 1954–55, wrote the Rotary Four-Way Test<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/presidents/1954taylor/taylor/index.htm#.V-gAnPArKCg|title=Four Way Test|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> for his business,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rghfhome.org/first100/presidents/1954taylor/|title=1954 Taylor|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> Rotary Club of Chicago, IL
*[Sidney Toler](/source/Sidney_Toler), actor (2nd non-Asian Charlie Chan), playwright, director
*[Iyesato Tokugawa](/source/Tokugawa_Iesato) president of Japan's upper house of Congress for 30 years and the Honorary Keynote Speaker for Rotary's Silver Anniversary (25th) Convention/Celebration held in Chicago in 1930.
*[Milan Turković](/source/Milan_Turkovi%C4%87_(businessperson)), businessperson and nobleman, president of Rotary Club of [Sušak](/source/Su%C5%A1ak%2C_Rijeka)

==W==
*[Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr.](/source/Charles_Rudolph_Walgreen_Jr.), President of Walgreens, Rotary Club of Chicago, IL<ref name="rghfhome.org"/><ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Sam Walton](/source/Sam_Walton), founder of Wal-Mart, Rotary Club of [Bentonville, Arkansas](/source/Bentonville%2C_Arkansas)<ref name="rghfhome.org"/><ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/> 
*[Earl Warren](/source/Earl_Warren), Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court<ref name="rghfhome.org"/>
*[William Allen White](/source/William_Allen_White), American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement, Rotary Club of [Emporia, Kansas](/source/Emporia%2C_Kansas)
*[Woodrow Wilson](/source/Woodrow_Wilson), US President and Nobel Prize in Peace, Rotary Club of [Birmingham, AL](/source/Birmingham%2C_AL)
*[Jack Williamson](/source/Jack_Williamson), PhD, pen names: Will Stewart, Nils O. Sonderlund, prolific Science Fiction author, Rotary Club of [Portales, NM](/source/Portales%2C_NM)
*[Orville Wright](/source/Orville_Wright), Co-Inventor or the first successful airplane, Rotary Club of Dayton, OH<ref name="rghfhome.org"/><ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>

==Y==
*[Yen Chia-kan](/source/Yen_Chia-kan) westernized Chia Kan C.K. Yen, President of Taiwan Republic of China<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>
*[Yoo Chang-soon](/source/Yoo_Chang-soon) westernized Chang Soon Yoo, Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic of South Korea, Rotary Club of Hanyang, South Korea<ref name="rotaractorwiki.org"/>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150908164158/http://www.rotaryfirst100.org/history/famous/ RotaryFirst 100]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120323101416/http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/cent_famous_rotarians.pdf Rotary International Official Site Listing of Rotarians]
*[http://www.HistoryLibrary.org/ My Rotary Story in History Library of Rotary Global History Fellowship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134715/http://www.historylibrary.org/ |date=2011-07-16 }}

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